Re: Scenario behind "Waking up displaced"

Wildepad wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:45:38 -0800 (PST), raphfrk
> <raphfrk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>Nuclear silos would
>>possible be shield too (do the personel sleep at the facility?)
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> 
> The silos I've seen (ones sold because they're obsolete) have
> kitchens, sleeping quarters, and everything else necessary for
> extended stays.
> 

It varies by the missile type.  Some have a single missile silo 
connected directly to its own LCC (Launch Control Center) - Titans, the 
old Atlas, some other models.  Some have an LCC that controls up to a 
dozen or so missiles which are in silos scattered across a hundred 
square miles of countryside (Minutemans).  Either way, the LCC does have 
supplies and crew quarters for reasonably long stays, even though the 
crews normally rotate thru on shorter intervals.  Buddy of mine used to 
be a "conehead" and they ran 4-day shifts when he was up at Minot AFB's 
missile wing.  Also, there are surface facilities at each LCC with 
Security Police and maintenance folks.

Jim

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> 
>>One issue is that they wouldn't know who to attack.  They would likely
>>have limited reports as radar stations and such go silent.  However,
>>they would likely be able to keep them up using stimulants, at least
>>for a while.
>>
>>If they assume that they will not be able to find a cure before 95% of
>>the population starves, they could reasonably interpret it as the use
>>of a bio-WMD and thus the use of nuclear weapons would be justified.
>>Even if they have no proof, they might just level China and Russia to
>>be sure.
> 
> 
> So while the aliens are invading here, our weapons are taking out the
> rest of the world . . . 
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